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Category Archives: devices
WD My Book Live NAS contents are suddenly deleted worldwide
[German]Anyone with Western Digital My Book Live NAS devices among the blog readership? There is a disturbing development that owners of the devices should keep an eye on. Right now, owners of My Book Live NAS units around the world … Continue reading
The repairable notebook from Framework
A notebook that can be repaired by the user when faults occur and doesn't have to be thrown away or sent to support and replaced at horrendous cost? The American startup Framework has set itself the goal of ending the … Continue reading
Critical vulnerability in SonicWall firewall software
[German]Swizz blog reader Adrian has forwarded an alerted me to about a critical vulnerability in the Sonicwall firewall web management interface (thanks for that). The vulnerability affects both physical and virtual firewalls from SonicWall. The vendor strongly advises its customers … Continue reading
Geforce GPU: Problems with the output to LG OLED TV of the CX series
[German]A blog reader, who wishes to remain unnamed, has contacted me about problems with graphics output with Nvidia Geforce GPUs to an LG OLED TV of the CX series. He is looking for people who have problems with this constellation.
nVidia: Monitor remains dark at DisplayPort 1.4 during bootup
[German]It's a strange issue, that users of monitors on the DisplayPort have. The monitors remain dark (black) when booting the computer and do not display anything. Only when the operating system is loaded, a display appears on the monitor at … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Acer announced four new Chromebook lines
[German]Acer has just announced four new Chromebook lines, including the industry's first 17-inch Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook 317, all based on the latest technologies and features to meet the needs of consumers, students and business users.
BadAlloc: Critical bugs found in IoT devices and in OT systems
[German]Microsoft security researchers have taken a closer look at Internet of Things (IoT) software used in devices and operational technology (OT) industrial systems. In the process, they have come across more than two dozen critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. The … Continue reading
QNAP investigates AgeLocker ransomware attacks (04/29/2021)
[German]Just recently, QNAP NAS drives were encrypted by a ransomware attack – I went into this topic in the blog post The The QNAP disaster: Ransomware attack on NAS devices. Now the next attack is due. The vendor has again … Continue reading
The QNAP disaster: Ransomware attack on NAS devices
[German]Another small addendum from this week regarding QNAP security. The manufacturer QNAP has removed a backdoor in the form of an account in the disaster recovery app for NAS backup. In addition, QNAP NAS devices seem to have fallen victim … Continue reading
Prices for Surface Services
[German]Microsoft has published a new list for repairs of Surface devices that are out of warranty. Device owners can see, for example, how much a battery replacement or a display replacement will cost, since flat rates are used.